Remembering to Watch.

I can't decide how best to use this space. I am sorry, for the (probably one or two) people reading this, if my words come across jumbled.

This week has made me think a lot about working with people. Teaching, I now realize, is truly a combined effort and collaboration. Teaching involves recognizing differences while being able to set them aside for the good of the student. It involves helping one another work past mistakes while also focusing on the positive actions in a particular event. This week has made me practice patience, but has also fostered in me the drive necessary to take over someone else's shortcomings. Truthfully, it has also made me realize some of my own. I know I need to work on stepping back and taking this time to observe - I am visiting these classrooms for such a short period of time that I really need to take advantage of the opportunity to just watch and absorb. Some days I get so excited to be involved in the classroom that I forget I still have much to learn. This is school for me, as much as it is for them.

I am fortunate to be able to work on these things before I am given a classroom of my own. I am fortunate to have direction, colleagues, and friends to guide me. I am fortunate to have all of my senses so I can take in as much as is possible, and hopefully all of these things will combine to make me the best possible teacher I can be. I need to remember to keep watching. If I close my eyes, who knows what I will miss?